[TowerTalk] Fwd: MFJ QRT on May 17, 2024

[Larry Banks]

I agree.   FT8 has reinvigorated my DXing.

With no 60m antenna I have "DXCC" on 60: 103 confirmed, all FT8 / LoTW.  
(I run 80w.)

DX Challenge: 1829:  CW - 910;  PH - 811; DIG - 1392.  (And chasing new 
band-countries is now fun again.)

I chase spotted DX stations on whatever mode they use.  They choose - I 
chase.

Larry / W1DYJ



On 4/28/2024 14:31, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 4/28/2024 7:03 AM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:
>> Why does there have to be so much hate for people doing a legal ham 
>> radio activity?  Do you get his name, resume and weather report 
>> working dx pileups or contests? Nope.  I guess that is not ham radio 
>> either. Did he/she discuss all their health issues? Nope.  Sorry not 
>> a real contact. Satellite, I guess that is not a real QSO either.  
>> Use a code reader... Sorry no good.  What else?
>
> Right on, brother!  I've been primarily a CW op since 1956. At least a 
> couple of decades ago, I got bored to death with ragchewing in any 
> mode, except for conversation on our club repeater about projects we 
> were involved with.
>
> To me, ham radio is about RADIO. Station building, antennas, rigs, 
> understanding propagation. On the air, I'm mostly contesting, 
> occasionally picking up new band countries. I've been having a lot of 
> fun on 60M FT8. It's 100W EIRP in the US, I'm loading an 80M dipole. 
> 90 countries worked, 84 confirmed, LOTW only.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
>
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